Non-refillable bottle.



J. H. GRUVER.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

- APPLICATION FILED Nov. 4, 1911. 1,042,669. Patented 001;. 29, 1912.

J. E. GRUVER.

NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 191i.

Patented Oct. 29, 1912.

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Josnrn HARRY' GRUVER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 FRANCIS NORRIS, JR., 0F RASPEBURG, MARYLAND.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

` v Specication of Letters Patent.- Application led November 4, 1911.

' Patented oet. es, reis, serial No. (558,563.

. ing at Baltimore, Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Retillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to non-refillablerbottles, and my object is to provide a stopper of economical construction and of. high elli! ciency in operation, and the `invention con sists in the features and combinationand arrangement of parts-hereinafter described and particularly set forth 'the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure `l isA a View of a bottle neck in section with my invention'applie-d thereto; Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the bottle inverted;

F ig. 3 shows the position ofthe parts when the bottle has been turned from inverted position to a horizontal psition; Fig. 4 is a detail view of the sliding valve member this View being a bottom `sectional plan view,

Fig. is a sectional view of a modified form of seat for the ball valve. Figs. 6 and-7 are views, similar to 1 and 2, of the preferred form. l l

ln these drawings, 1 indicatesa bottle neck of standard form vhavingvwithin it a bea-d or slight enlargement at 2. `The` im# proved stopper comprises a sleeve 3 having .per flange being of adiameter to lit closely within the bottle neck, and to rest upon the bead 2, the lower iiange 5 being of. Smaller diameter so as' to pass-:the said' bead when the device is' thrust into the bottle neck. Packing is .interposed atf between the sleeve and l,the wall ofthe bottle neck, being held this packing being, for instance', of cork, rubber, or other material.`

Y slide a valvemember, this beingof cylinf drical form and having a top platevS'jto restv upon the upper end Iolithe'sleeve 3,'l so that when inA this position, as shown .in-Fig.

l the bottle willbe closed att-his'point against i lthe entrance ofiliquid, fand, 'if desired, suit-l able packing kmay be applied atj the' pointv where the Iimfof the cover Sfseats-itself upon .the rimfo't therv sleeve 3,.` `This valve member scribed '18,infadditionfto'f.furnishing`-a. closurev at theupperparty'ofsfthedevice as just de- ,fl also Illas. means for `closing ing near the valve .11,

vin Fig. 2,

l lVithin this sleeve 'ismounted vto will 'behereinafter described.. The valve member 7 is 4provided-with openings 9 for vthepassageof the liquid, these openings betop thereof and directly under thecover portion vat 8. .The lower end of the member 7 carries a valve seat 10 for a'ball this valve seat member l0 being screw threaded upon the lower end of the sliding valve member 7.

When theparts are inthe position shown inFig l, the cover or top'8 of the valve member 7 furnishes a closure at the upper part vof the device, and the ball valve seats itself upon the'seat 10, and furnishes a closure at the lower end of the device, thus the device against the entrance of liquid, as I affording double security against the inlet of fluid. l/Vithin' the sliding valve member 7 a prong-carrying member 12 is held by bearing upon. the flaring walls at 13 of the sliding valve member 7, the screw cap or seat 10, vwhen 1n place, serving to hold this pronged member in proper relation to the sliding Valve member 7.' This pronged member extends only partway of the ylength of' the sliding valve member 7, and its prongs 14 are turned slightly inwardly at the points 15.

When the bottle is inverted, as shown the sliding valve member 7 moves through the sleeve 3 to the position shown in Fig. 2, and this permits the liquid to flow through the opening in the valve seat 10, thence through the prong member,

A and out through the' openings 16 between the prongs, it being understood thatthe ball member 11 is now held by the ends of the prongs, and thence the liquid passes through the openings at 9 and past the cover 8 to be discharged from the bottle. It will be noted that this cover 8 is ofelliptical form, presenting compartively wide spaces along its 4minor diameter, as shown in Fig. 1, whereas along' its .maj or diameter vthe cover fits closely against the inner Walls of the bottle neck. l In other words, these extended portions of thecover overlie the openings at' 9; The f purpose of this isvto prevent the introduction of a wire between theedge of the cover 8 and the bottle neck at those points on the circumference of said cover which overlie the openings' 9. These extended portions of the cover form guards in line vwith the open- -ings 9 to prevent the'insertion of a wire to tamper with the ball valve or other parts of the device. Now, when the bottle is turned from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the horizontal positionl shown in Fig. 8 or substantially thisposition, the ball valve willv Y cific form of the device or members thereof;

for instance, instead of having the valve seat at 10` for the ballprovided with an upwardly extending lip at 17, this valve seat maybe formed as shown in Fig. 5. n

In Figs. 6 and Z I- show a form or stopper in which I accomplish the same result as is. vaccomplished by the form shown in Figs. 1

and2, but with a simpler construction and with less parts. Instead of Y using the pronged member12 as a means for guiding and controlling the ball valve, I form the sliding valve member 7 so as to perform all the functions 0f the sliding valve member shown in Fig. 1, and also the functions of the pronged member 12. For this pnr pose the sliding valve member 'is providedv withI ribs 12 on its interior, these being.

formed in any suitable manner but preferably by swaging thevmetal of theI sliding vvalve member inwardly as shownvat vari'ous points, thus forming the ribs,'and.these ribs at their inner ends terminate in stops or, shoulders 15 so that the movement of the ball toward the cover or closed end 'of the sliding valve member will be limited as.

shown in Fig. 7 which shows the bottle inverted for pouring the liquid... iWhen in this position the ball leaves its seat 10 and rolls toward the other end of the sliding valve member, being arrested and held at a point above the lateral. `penings 9 by contact with the stops 15. When the ball is held in the position shown in Fig. 7 the liquid will be free to pass this ballthrou'gh the spaces between the ribs 12 andthence outl through the openings 9 to be discharged from the bottle. The covery 8- of the. sliding valve member is longer on one diameter than the other, as in the form first described. The

valve seat 10 consists of a. rin held b the shell of the sliding valve mem r as s own notarios in Fig. 6, the saidshell being bent at 10 oven the 'ring which is thns held against the shoulder 10a on the shell. The sliding valve member is formed all in one piecennd at one operation. i i

Certain of the subjectmatter herein disclosed has been made thel subject of another application filed by me, May 20, 1912, #698,555, this subject matter consisting of a fixed seat member, a. sliding valve me1nber moving therein and havin a cover por tion. with lateral openings vbe ow the same and a central 0pen1ng ,a ball valve kto engage the central opening-and a pronged member held in a sliding valve member, the prongs of whichhave stops to limit the movement of the ball to a point `removed from the lateral openings.

I claim as myinvention:

i 1. In combination with a sleeve to be fixed within the hollow neck, a` sliding' valve member having a closed ltop with a portionl thereofto rest yon the sleeve to form a closure, and with a lateral opening in the wall below the said "closed top, said closed top being of substantially elliptical form, with its majoraxis in line with -the lateral openings provide a portion to guard said lat- .eral openings, and a ball valve withinthe l,

sliding valve member to close an opening at the lower end thereof, substantially as de# scribed.

2; In combination in a non-relillable bottlestop er, asleeve to fit within the bottle neck, a ollow slidingvalvel member of cylindrical form fitted to slide through the sleeve having a closed top with lateral openings below v said closed top, and with a lower valve seat, a ball. within the hollow cylindrical sliding valve member and carried thereby, guides for. the ball carried on fthe inside of the sliding valve member with spaces'between the said guides, said guides termina-ting in stops, substantially inl the plane of the lower edges of the lateral open in s, substantially as described.

n ltestimony'whereof I affix in presence of two witnesses.

J. HARRY oneven.

my 'signature l Witnesses: l

QI. WM. Emmen,

C.' Bonsoir.

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